Hitched the U.S., slept rough under desert stars, climbed Nicaraguan volcanoes, worked party hostels in Slovakia and crashed mopeds in Asia
You decide who will win $10,000, embark on an expedition in a Winnebago RV, and appear in Outside Magazine
While I've been blessed enough to visit many national parks, my bucket list still includes Kluane in Canada's Yukon, and Auyuittuq in Nunavut. In the United States, Denali calls.
What has been your favorite adventure experience?It's hard to pick a singularly favourite experience, but some of my highlights include: sleeping under the stars in Slab City near the Salton Sea, caving by candlelight in Guatemala, night hiking through the Ecuadorian Amazon, and crawling through a Malaysian sewer drain during the rainy season to save a lost cellphone.
What would you do with $10,000?If blessed enough to win, I'd use the money to help pay for dental surgery for my mom. Any leftover funds, I'd invest toward my career as a journalist and writer in hopes I might be able to do travel journalism full time.
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